One of the frontrunners for Best Picture in Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony is Kathryn Bigelow's tense depiction of a U.S. bomb squad unit in Iraq, The Hurt Locker. The movie's official website says of the title, "In Iraq, it is soldier vernacular to speak of explosions as sending you to 'the hurt locker."
In fact, like so much American military slang, hurt locker (along with related hurt expressions) dates back to the Vietnam War.
By Ben Zimmer
In fact, like so much American military slang, hurt locker (along with related hurt expressions) dates back to the Vietnam War.
By Ben Zimmer
by maestross March 08, 2010
" Man I woke up this morning at some random chicks house, my head pounding, and a vauge recollection of what the hell happened last night...needless to say I'm hating it in the hurt locker."
by E-ROCK!!!!!!!!!!! November 16, 2005
the designated person within a group of male friends who is given the important taste of taking (disarming) the grenade within a group of female friends
"Billy you are going to have to hurt locker the fat one."
"Hurt locker, there are 4 of us and only 3 of the 4 girls are hot, you're on duty tonight."
"Hurt locker, there are 4 of us and only 3 of the 4 girls are hot, you're on duty tonight."
by The Real Hurt locker August 25, 2011
1.An individual who is thoroughly skilled in taking down the unfortunate-looking girl of a group so that his friends may revel in the luxury of the other beauties.
2.The ultimate wing man
2.The ultimate wing man
by tela34 April 28, 2010
When you are severely hungover from a night of heavy drinking and are forced to confine yourself to your room for nearly the entire day.
'Hurt' is in reference to suffering or struggling from excessive drinking and 'locker' is in reference to being confined in a small, dark place to escape reality.
'Hurt' is in reference to suffering or struggling from excessive drinking and 'locker' is in reference to being confined in a small, dark place to escape reality.
"Dude, why I haven't heard from Chris all day?" "Oh it's best you just let him be man, he's in the hurt locker right now. He'll hit you back tomorrow I'm sure."
"Come on man, come out and drink with us for the game tonight!" "Nah if I do that then I'll end up calling out of work and putting myself in the hurt locker. I have a big meeting tomorrow so I have to avoid that at all costs."
"Come on man, come out and drink with us for the game tonight!" "Nah if I do that then I'll end up calling out of work and putting myself in the hurt locker. I have a big meeting tomorrow so I have to avoid that at all costs."
by CK12 August 30, 2013
the oscar winning best picture of 2009/10, a fantastic juxtaposition of cinematic genious/drivel based on a true story by someone who will have no social/political relevance to anyone anywhere globally in about 5 minutes. An artistic picture about the horrors and beauty of *something/whatever*, I didn't actually bother since I have no interest in Iraq/war.
and the hurt locker wins over avatar best picture of the year and that's why I don't care for the oscars enough to watch them. And superbad wins best comedy. Oh Jesus! Do not care, busy; rolling a joint now.
by p@$$ing thr.ugh October 05, 2010
A place where damaging things and evilness is hidden as in where bush and the rr fundiematics and other repgunicans keep their lies and plans to destroy the constitution and free thought.
bush, frist, de lay or anyone from the admin mumbles,
"Thet thar hurt lokker is whar we keep all them lies and weppons thet we kin use against them thet we caint fool."
"Thet thar hurt lokker is whar we keep all them lies and weppons thet we kin use against them thet we caint fool."
by REAL AMERICAN VETERAN April 19, 2005